Spring wheel



M 3,1923. mw m 1 E. RAMONDO SPRING WHEEL Filed Nov. 15 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l juiy 3, 1923.

E. RAMONDO SPRING WHEEL 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV.

Patented July 3, 1923.

UNITED s'rArEs To all whom it may 'concern Be it known that I, EDOARDO RAMoNDo, a subject of the King ofltaly residing at Mawhich it appertains (to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompany ing drawingsand'to letters or fi ures of refthe body whereof is capable ofradial and erencemarked thereon, which form a p'art of this specification. a v

This invention relates to a sprlng wheel,

' angular displacement with respect to the hub, while'the parts always liejin'the same plane. v 't i The spring system consists of a number of elastic orresilient bodies workin g simultaneously and under a uniform load parallel to wheel secured to the spider, while the other the axis of the hub and} always in the same "direction, at any radial or angular displacement ofthe wheel relatively tothe hub'.

' This adjustment of the forcesis obtained through a system of bell crank levers having a special form, the. fulcrum whereof is-artic- 'ulated to a flange on the hub, one of'the arms being jointed to the movable part *ofthe acts upon a flange sliding axially of the hub, so that each movement ofthe belli crank brings about an axial displacement between the flange and hub, a number of sprin'gs'tak- 'ing' up the stress being interposed between the hub flange and the slidable flange.

. r In order to prevent an abnormal stress on the fulcrum of the bell crank leversan auxiliary shock absorbing system is'provided for the [oscillations exceeding a determined partly on the fixed value, and consisting of elastic or resilient means interposed between the movable and the'fixe'd part, Said shock absorbersfcomprise a series of rollers connected by elastic contractile pins lodged on seats provided and partly on the movable partly V I The accompanying drawing shows diagrammatically a. constructional form of this invention. a Rig. 1 is an edge .view of the hub with the {casing in section;

s a se t 1 in? 1 c Fi uriellli 1' EDOARZDO 'IRIAMONDO, or TURImirALY;

SPRING HEEL." I

Application filed. mem er 13, 1922. Serial no. 600,663;

Figs. 3 ande show details of the elastic means for damping the angular oscillations; f

Fig; 5 is an'axial cross sectionof the spring wheel at rest; a r Fig. 6 is'a section similar to that of Figmembers under the action of-shocks.

ure 5, showingthe-position ofthe spring f fg 1 (Figure 1) denotes an auxiliary hub," I

formingthe centre of thewheel spider 'secured to a metallic disc 2', free to be eccentriiently" faced with fibre discs 6' cushions between thesurfaces. The mam spring device consists'ofthree:

bones-7 having their vertex-pivoted to bear 'ings 8slidable on the three bushes 9 fixedat' I equal intervals to thedisc 2; The centre of t'he base'lO of the coneis'pivoted to" balls 11 I v p k which-are coaxial (at rest) with the bushes callyfdisplaced between two flanges 3 4: se

cu're'dto the hub 5. T-he disc 2 is convene.

serving as p 1 9 and secured to the flange '12 of the hub 5. Y

The base of the. cone rests with itsed-geon' the flange 3. It is clear that in the normal lposition of the wheel the" axisof the. cones are perfectly parallel with the axis-offthe" wheel and their bases lie exactly in thesa'ine a sli'clable ring flange '131which is'un'derlthe'. action of springs l l'acting' between saine and plane, so that their edges contactfall over with the'fring' flange13, andthe pressure of i this; latter is uniformly distributed on the l balls 11 which act asthrustpins. I

' When the disc 2 becomes eccent'ric withre-' 1 v specttothehub; theax'is of'the cones are in? a clined and their bases no longer 'lieon the same plane. There is always," however, a

point ofcont'actbetween thering flange 13 uponthese three contact points by the pres sure of "its springs tending to restore the and the edge of each cone, and,as the flange "is constantly "displaced on the same side during the movement ofthec ones, it will fact cones and therefore wheel to normal position.

ring flange13 is displaced, -i-noreasing the elasticor resrhentreactmng When the cones.

are inclinedafl through the same angle and", on thesam'e side (undertheaction of a force 1 It is clear that v at any displacement the I disc 2' (that is to say of the wheel) relatively to the hub, the cones are inclined and the tendingto cau'se'the wheelto become eccentrio relatively to thehub by a mere radial displacement) as well. as when the cones'are I inclined through difiereiit; angles andon 0 to the axis of revolution of the cones drawn across the centre 10 of their base and, as shown in the drawing, is not transmitted at all to the :hub, on which the action of the yforce and the reaction of the resistance, be-

iSSi lI;joint be'cause radial as well as'angu- -HIhe torsion! stresses ing perfectly equal and apposite, are anm lled.

. his device acts as an elastic suspension means at the same time as an'elastic translar displacements produce an identical action v pon the springsll.

jing, etc, resultin loads on the springs 14: Lthatare greater that those due to absorptionof unevenness of the road, thus affecting the life' of: the elastic 0r resilient members.

-Thisinconvenience isfeliminatednby interposing elastic meansbetween the disc 2 andsqtheiflanges which keep the dis- .placeinents ,o fthewheel between determined limits. a e V e The sa d means; cons st of elastic or regsilientrollers comprising two end rollers 15 and. an intermediate roller 16 connected to ,,g ether by elastic spindle formed by steel spring leaves 17 woundup in a spiral form, the righthanded and left-handed spirals being alternativelyarranged one within the other, until, a" spindlev of a suitable diameter or gudgeon 9 of the iianges while the roller ss tuatedinthe chamber 20 of a. disc 2.

- As sho wn in Figure 2, the said chambers are yery large and allow a considerable ra-, dialandangular displacement between the t di'scZ a nd the v flanges 61-5 before the interact onof the rollers begins.

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. ;.arrows(Figure A) and the leaves subjected t0 this stress are subjected to a further win-d i ng fupl diminishing thediameter of the spindle and allowing certain displacement ofthev rollers away from the axial linen further contracti on byuthe safety e l e e apin 1e ilgtnggeni ends of the, evers.

".oifthe hub, supportinglevers, each having due to starting, brake- Beyond this limit the rollers act ,on their I elastic spindle in thedirectionshown by the The elastic or resilient members disposed between the movable and the fixed part of the wheel, constituted by steelleaves in the example shown in the drawing,can be replacedby compound or air cushion springs ;ing the hub supporting levers each having an enlarged end axlally fulcrumed on the abutment and its other end mounted in and movable axially of the annular radially movable .member, a universally movable member surrounding the-hub (and levers, and p ings or ho ding th un sa ly m vab embe n Vi ld n c ntac ith t en- ,2. A resilient wheel comprising a hub, guide flanges fixed thereon a radially movable annular member mounted between the flanges, an abutment fixedonthe outer'end flanged ,end axially fulcrumed. on y the abutment and its other end mounted in and movable axially of the annular radially movable member, a universally movable-an- ,nular member surrounding the and levers, and spr ngs interposedbetween one a 3."A resilient wheel ,cbmprisingahub;

guide flanges fixed thereon, ,a: radially} movj abl nnu a t ern ersliql y m nast tween the flanges, an abutment fixed on the vputer end of the hub, a uniyersally n ov;--

abl an u a em rib w e 'l hea utme and fl angesp spherical bearing members mounted on the ahutrnent, cone-shaped sup.

Pe kins l v s iprei ti s oils epert ir formed in t e n sa ly movab memb r,

ea h le er-ha ing its as r rt n axia y mountedon .a spherical hearing member efrthe radially movable annular memguide flanges and the universally movable .nBmb tWi I s Y 1 9M the let e i 9 taet lwith the levers. v

LA resilient wheel comprising mhub, a

fixed abutment o th ou e endt ereQfL andits' vertex mounted in and movable axiannular radially movable membersurround- I ing the hub, supporting loYQ fS,i aohshal g an enlarged end axially 'fulcrumed on the abutmen e dp in O heren ri qunt dgi nv a d movabl ax lly f the nnul r ,inember, universally movable member surroundinglthe huh and ,levers, springs for holding the universally movable members in yielding conftjact with the enlarged-lends of the -levers, I and shock absorbers interposed betweeg l the -be I",, andysprings interposed, between '...t11e. 1

hub and the inner periphery of the radially movable annular member.

5. A resilient wheel comprising a hub, ulde flanges fixed thereon having recesses 5 iormed therein, a radially movable annular 10 ment fixed on the outer end of the hub,

spherical bearing members mountedon the abutment, a universally movable annular member surrounding the hub between the abutment and guide flanges, cone-shaped supporting leversiprojeeting through apertures in theuniversally movable member,

each lever having its base axially pivoted on a spherical bearing member and its vertex pivotally connected with and axially! movable in the radially movable annularmem ber, and spiral springs interposed'between the guide flanges and universally movable member to hold the latter'in contact" with the enlarged ends of the levers. 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name.

E'DOARDO RAMQNDO. 1 

